Funding Priorities
The City of San José Housing Department administers the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) program .The program is available to nonprofit agencies that provide services to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The funding priorities for the HTF program include:

The UPLIFT Transit Pass Program provides free
transportation to case managed homeless adults, on any standard Valley
Transportation Authority (VTA) bus and light rail lines. A small fee is charged
to clients who chose to take an Express Line.Homeless individuals must be working with a case manager at one of the
participating agencies to qualify for the program. The client must meet with
their case manager at least once per month and be working towards attaining
their specified goals.

The Mobile Hygiene Program, as operated and
maintained by Project WeHOPE (PWH) provides showers and laundry services at
their mobile hygiene trailer, called Dignity On Wheels (DoW). This project
allows individuals and families to overcome the stigma and barriers of being
unclean, which may prevent them from seeking and attending employment, housing
or medical appointments.

This project provides funding
for related activities of the Care Coordination Project (CCP). The CCP is a joint CITY-County
Project established in 2011 for the purpose of coordinating the care of the
County’s most vulnerable and long-term homeless residents by bringing together
all of the services and benefits that clients need to obtain and maintain
housing, including drug and alcohol rehabilitation, mental health services,
government benefits and housing resources.

Continued from FY15-16, this project provides
funding for HomeFirst to operate Overnight Warming Locations (OWL) for
unsheltered homeless residents of the City of San Jose during periods of
inclement weather.In addition, HomeFirst
will provide a Shower & Sanitation Program (SSP), providing safe access to
shower, sanitation, and laundry facilities at the agency’s Boccardo Reception
Center (BRC) five days per week.

The City of San Joséis committed to open and honest government and strives to consistently meet the community’s expectations by providing excellent service, in a positive and timely manner, and in the full view of the public.